As evident in the videos below, Drew LOVES bath time with daddy. They always have such a great time that I sometimes feel left out! And you gotta love the baby laughs!
drew
trying on dad’s shoes
on the move
It’s official…we’ve got a walker on our hands!
one year photo shoot
We did a mini-session for Drew’s one year photos with Sahara Coleman Photography since we had her come to his birthday party to snap some photos as well.
It was a bit difficult to get a newly turned one year old and anxious puppy to take a family photo so below is what we ended up with. Guess it’s better than nothing right?!?
our little lumberjack turns one
For Drew’s first birthday, we threw him a Lumberjack-themed party. I never thought about this before, but having a baby in the fall / winter months does not make for a good party, especially in Seattle. You’re basically forced to do something indoors. Note to self, try to aim for spring / summer babies. 😉
Anyway, I scoured the internet (mainly Pinterest) to pick the perfect theme for our little guy and the Lumberjack theme seemed to fit. Not only was it a great indoors theme but it also went well with the Carpenter last name. The party was fun but as hosts, you never really get to enjoy it. The turn out and food were the best parts (big thanks to my mom for picking up all the Vietnamese food!). My decorations were kind of a fail. The venue was just too big and my vision for the theme was more of an afterthought. I’m just going to say this…I can’t live up to Pinterest standards. I always thought I was “crafty” but turns out, I’m better off buying this stuff than making it myself. Ha!
Here are photos from the birthday party – be prepared for some plaid overload!
twelve months!
My baby is twelve months old!
You always hear the phrase “it goes by so fast” and think “I know…I know…” but it isn’t until it’s come and gone you realize that it really did go by fast! Keith and I did our best to enjoy the past year – good and bad. We savored every moment we could from the cuddles to the middle of the night wake ups, the smiles to the screams, the laughter to the tears. We made it through our first year as parents and survived! It sure was a whirlwind and if you ask me how it went, I can honestly say I don’t remember a lot of the bad times (and there were plenty of those) but I do remember all the good times we had. Drew may not be a baby anymore but he’s still a baby in our eyes and we can’t wait to see what he does in his next twelve months!
Drew had a fairly good twelve month appointment with Dr. Jackson. He’s dropped a bit on the charts with his weight and height at the 1-4% but the doctor was not concerned as he’s still growing. Of course his head circumference is still on the high-end at 85%! Hope that big noggin will be put into good use in the future. 🙂
Twelve month stats:
– Weight: 19 lbs 2 ounces
– Height: 28.5 inches
Highlights:
– Even now, his favorite time of day continues to be bath time with daddy – they always have so much fun in there!
– Teased us by taking a few steps on his own. Not quite ready but getting there.
– The kid will not sit still. He’s constantly on the move via crawling. As you can tell from the photos below, I could barely get him sitting down to show the month on his shirt!
– Loves to point at things. When we open his closet to grab clothes, he points at the top shelf where all his stuffed animals live.
– When we read at night, he wants to be the one to flip through the pages. He also likes to point at things on the page.
– Last month he learned how to put the colored rings on the base of his Fisher Price Rock-a-Stack toy but now he’s starting to realize that there is an order to them. If places them in the wrong order, he takes the rings off and tries again.
drew turns one!
But isn’t very happy about getting older! 😉
nordstrom baby
Fun fact: 4 out of 5 members of my immediate family have worked at Nordstrom. Being a native of Seattle, it makes sense that it’s one of my favorite stores but I credit a lot of that to my parents. I still remember going to Alderwood Mall almost every weekend or every other weekend just to hit up Nordies. We didn’t always buy anything but we sure loved to look. Unlike today where I have a new order from Nordstrom.com arrive every week, which I end up returning about 1/2 of it. 🙂
So it’s no surprise that Drew got fitted for one of his first pair of shoes at Nordstrom. Andy and I took him to get shoes for daycare. We walked away with not one but two pair of shoes! Drew even got a free stuffed animal in the shape of a shoe horn, Nordstrom’s mascot!
pumpkin patching
For the past few weeks, I’ve seen several friends and family post pictures of their kids at a pumpkin patch. The pictures are always so cute – the kids holding or picking out a pumpkin, them in a wheel barrel, their face in a cut out picture board, etc.
To be honest, I’ve never been a fan of pumpkin patches and that’s probably because I don’t really like pumpkins. But as a first time parent, I couldn’t miss getting photos of Drew at his first pumpkin patch! This past weekend, we made a quick trip over to the Eastside and hit up a small pumpkin patch in Sammamish. We purposely went to a smaller patch since we knew all we wanted were some photos but we didn’t realize how picked through this one would be. There were still tons of pumpkins but they were all rotting and gross. In any case, we stuck it out and got some good photos (see below).
Note: Many of you have never really seen Drew upset or grumpy. Well…he was sleeping soundly in the car and we woke him up for the pictures. As you case see, he was not happy about this but I kind of love how the photos turned out. He still looks cute even when crying! 🙂
up to eleven
It’s the final countdown until Drew’s first birthday and his big party! I still can’t believe how fast this year has gone by!
At eleven months, Drew continues to be a ham. He’s standing on his own with little to no assistance which can only mean he’ll be walking soon right?!? We’re trying to enjoy the last weeks (or months) of having a crawler in the house before he’s up and walking / running. We should probably start baby proofing the house more. 😉
Drew is having a good time at daycare these days but I sure do miss being able to see him more. I guess it just makes the time with him in the mornings, evenings and weekends that much more special.
Highlights:
– Learned how to put the colored rings on the base of his Fisher Price Rock-a-Stack toy
– Got his first black eye…he won the fight with the chair
– Loves to play with and feed his best friend, Pearl. He even hands her toys!
– Favorite book (at least we think) is Hello Ninja
– Laughs a ton when he gets daddy tickles
– Seems to enjoy PB&J sandwiches like daddy
Keeping Up With The Carpenters 